Hindi films are seen all over the world and there are lots of fans of Hindi film artists all over the world. Not only in India even in Europe and US India film stars are recognized and appreciated.
Here i have made the list of top 10 Bollywood actresses of all time. I have given importance to their acting skills, popularity, performances, number of hit films etc. Some fans may not feel happy to know that their favorite actress is not there in the list i apologize for it.
1. Madhubala: She was brought up in Delhi but was originally from Afganistan. She is still known to be the most beautiful actress ever in Bollywood history. She is known to be the mixture of beauty and talent. When she was chosen for debut film as a lead role she was just of 14 years against Raj kapoor in the film NEEL KAMAL. She died at the very young age of 36 due to hole in her heart but still whenever people see her acting in the film Mugle-e-azam she looks so fresh and charming today too.
2. Zeenat Aman: She started her career with Raj Kapoorr's Satyam shivam sundaram. She was criticized for over exposure in the film but she got popular from this film. She was second runner up in Miss Asia Pacific. She did lot of hit films like Don, Hare rama hare krishna, Roti kapda aur makaan, Yadon ki baraat and many more for which she is remembered.
3. Rekha: She started her career in 1966 as a child artist in Telgu film though her lead role as an actress was Sawan Bhadoon. Rekha acted in over 180 films in a career of 40 years. She has won 3 film fare awards.Her acting in Khoon bhari maang was appreciated by the audience and one of the film fare award she got for it. She has been successful in her filmy career but in her personal life she was not that happy as all her marriages did not last for much of the time and at present also she is single and live alone.
4. Sridevi: She started her career as a child artist in 1967 in Tamil movie. She was very much appreciated in films like Nagina, Chandni, Khuda Gawah, Mr India, Ladla, Chaalbaaz and many more. She is considered to be the best actress so far. She stopped her acting in films after marrying to Boney Kapoor.
5. Madhuri Dixit: She is known for her smile and dance. Today also youngsters copy her dance. There are many dance numbers which are remembered for her only like Dhak Dhak karne laga, Didi tera dewar diwana, Choli ke peeche kya hai.She is known for her acting she is tremendous actress. Her hit films include Tezaab, Ram lakhan, Beta, Khalnayak, Raja, Hum aapke hain kaun, Dil to pagal hai and her acting was much appreciated in all her films. In some of the movies she was liked more than the male leads.
6. Kajol: She is more known for her acting. She was not a beauty but a common girl but it was her acting which took her to the top in the film industry. Her pairing with Shahrukh Khan was the best at that time and they together gave many hits. Dilwale Dulhaniya le jayenge is the best film ever made and known to be the most successful film ever. She married with Ajay Devgan when she was at the top and stopped appearing in the film though she acted in my name is khan after marriage which is also a hit.
7. Rani Mukherjee: Making her film debut with the film Raja ki ayegi baraat was not a hit but people appreciated her role in the film. After that her role as a supporting actress in Kuch kuch hota hai made her popular in small age. After that her films like Saathiya, Yuva, and Hum Tum made her more popular. Her acting in Black was nice to see as she gave tough competition to Amitabh Bachan in that film. Recent film No one killed Jessica was worth to see as she tried something different in the film she is liked in the film too.
8. Aishwarya Rai: She was Miss World in 1994 and gave many hits to the films in her career. Films like Devdas, Dhoom, Guru, Jodha Akbar, Hum dill de chuke sanam are appreciated by the audience. She is happily married to Abhishek Bachan and recently had a daughter.
9. Kaitrina Kaif: Though she is new to the industry but she is liked by the people. Her song Sheila ki jawani became hit and she got lot of fame due to this song. Though she has acted in few films in her career but has given hits. She has long way to go as she has got the talent and beauty together.
10. Vidya Balan: She is not as beautiful as Aishwarya but she has got the talent that’s the reason the low budget film like the dirty has been the recent hit for her in which acted so well and grabbed national award for it. Apart from it she also had some hit films like Bhool Bhuliayan, pareenita, Ishqiya. She believes in doing different characters and look good in everything she does. No doubt the way she is choosing and acting in the films she will be on the top in the recent time.